Proberta is a community in Tehama County, California, home to about 865 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 96078, and parts of 96035 and 96080 are in Proberta too.
Homes sold for a median of $245 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in Proberta
Mostly Gerber; part is in Proberta
Mostly Red Bluff; part is in Proberta
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Proberta. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Sacramento International Airport (SMF)101 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Sacramento, CA111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA467 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Proberta; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Proberta had 237 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2010.
It’s the 1105th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Tehama County grew from 10,996 residents in 1900 to 65,829 in 2020.
Tehama County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 98°F in summer, and winter lows average 38°F. About 23.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Red Bluff Muni Ap, CA weather station (6 miles away).
13,620 jobs at 999 businesses in Tehama County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Red Bluff, Gerber, Bend, Dales, Las Flores (Tehama County) and Paynes Creek.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.